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June 7, 1927. 1,631,616

A.v BRQADMEYER COUNTING AND INDICATING MECHANISM Filed Jan. 2, 1923 3Sheets-Sheet l June 7,1927. 1,631,616

A. BROADMEYER COUNTING AND INDICATING MECHANISM Filed Jan. 2, 1923 3Sheets-Sheet 2 attozueq June 7 1927.

A. BROADMEYER COUNTING AND INDICATING MECHANISM Filed Jan. 1923 3Sheets-$heet 3 4 4 NW A? MW .therethroughln Patented June 7, 1927.

UNITED STATES 1,631,616 PATENT OF ICE.

ALBERT BROADMEYER, OF HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR T0 W. O. HICKOKMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OFPENNSYLVANIA;

COUNTING AND INDICATING MECHANISM.

Application filed January 2, 1923.

Y The present invention relates to indicators, and more specificallytomarking devices for sheets, preferably Sheetsoj paPer that are fedsuccessively to, a ruling or other machine, and which may betaken from aroll or strip which is cut. into, individualjsheetsprior to being fed.toLt-he apparatusthatis torule or, otherwiseoperate. on them m In.the-accompanying drawings Figure I is a plan lview of thepreferredembodiment of the invention, j

' Figure 2 is asideelevation of the; same,

. Figure is a side elevation-of the marking i m t. .v 1

Figure 4 is a: longitudinal sectional .view

ldzig re 5 is Qa detail sectional view :sub-

A 1;.". ii1 -511. ai mt mi e ias he am-marine n s ming the overthrowpreventing .means for. the

lm e m P r i orm me- P f the P esen i c y nt nt Qnly;=zs t nt p t h rjarel er i ustrdte aemak clear t i in e ing Q T-. l .1g ma -1 1 Po eiflifra e ei-ae g-kn im-t pe 1 f: sh e severing apparatus is shown at 7,v.and inelu es sha t 81km ahieht she e e l m m y b Oun QUITBQ GISQ a ltrated; over whichathe seyeredsheets pass in their- Q m t t wadzthemling mach ne M u e -inl h twin ii-ahere ere l r r qksh f l hatarri flw ting or marking implement As ;illustrated more particularlyin:Figuresl, 3and 4, this implement consists of anrink reservoir. 11,ite whichP Qi QtsSPw -ams J nailed on the shaft 10, is an inksupplyfroller 3.. h teXt nd -J gtl e reser fl c ns quent-mime i h'einklp a edl r A 1 5 ep mlft-op ia iagei he r us de of e ol e Wh th -front,isi is e ga e y a-y i d g andslfiarrie y. a roller 1 h tis1 a ried1 y hftlZ iournaled in the sidearms 1 2. ;,1This,band 15 constitutes V ameansfor transferring ink'fnointhe roller 13 to a marking wheel l8journaled between the endsof the arms 12. The roller. 18 has spaced rimportions l9 that engage corresponding rim portions 20 on the roller 13.

1 Inasmuch as the lfont or reservoir 11 is fixed v to the rock-.shaft'lOby set screws 2l,i t wi'll Serial No. 610,357.

be evident that this marking implement will swing whenever the rockshaft is operated.

One end of the shaftlO projects beyond the side of the frame Tand hasadjustably fixed thereto a depending crank arm 22. The movement ofthiscrank arm in one direction is stopped by a screw23 adjustablymounted in a post 24 carried by the side frame, andwhen the arm 22-i slabutted against said screw 23,'as illustrated in- Figure 2, the markingroller 19 is initselevated position and out o'f contact' with sheetspassing overt-he rollers 9.

' Journaled'on the side of the frame is a sprocket wheel 25 on which is'removably hung an-endless sprocket chain 26. This chain is provided withone or more lugs 27, and the free end ofthe arm 22 is so positioned withrespect to the lug 2T'that as the portion of the chain 26' carrying saidlu passes around the wheel '25,.. said lug will engage said free endo'fthe c'ran k arm and swin the arm' thereb de )ressin the e 1 v r is fixedto. -the sp'reclret: lwh'eel' a ra'tclielt wheel' 28 and an arm 29"journaled 'concentricall y withsaid wheelis provided with pawl 30adapteidtooperate on the teethp'f sa d ratchet whelel.'The'pt'mdcarrying arm 2191 .W 3 y alp ti mnl,conn e ed i5 'to atoneend, and having its other end in theform of caring 32 surrounding an'ec'centric-33rfiired to'the shaft 8. Thiseccent-ric is adjustable uponthe shaft, being held by a s'et s c rew 39 that is available through aslot 40 formed in the ring 32, as illustrated in Figure 1.; 1.

In order to prevent thel overthrow of the ratchet wheel' 28 and sprocketwheel '25,, the formeris provided in its-rear side ,with a series ofdepressions 41 adapted to I be engaged byIballs 42 located in sockets 43of post 4prfojecting from the frame. The balls 42 are yieldingly pressedagainst the rearface' of the sprocket wheel 28 by springs 45. Two ofthese posts 44 are illustrated in Figurevl, though it will be evidentthat one or moremaylbe employed. The ,throw of the eccentric 33 issufficient to cause -the-pa, -l 30t0. pass, at least two of the teeth ofthe ratchet wheel 28 on the rearward movement qf-s aid pawlfbnt means'are pr; vided, whereby the pawl may be held ont of engagement with oneof the two. This means, preferably, is in the form. 0.1":a. dog &6det-aehably pivoted; as. shown at 47 on the side of the frame, and heldagainst the periphery of the ratchet wheel by a spring 48.

In connection with the operating means for the marker, an alar n o rother electrically operated indicating device may be employed. As shownin 'Figirre an electr gcirruit closer-"is provi leil,ircludinga spri' hgp ost 4S nuiunted, on t he side frame, and laying a Head fill thatcarries alt-(intact clciirent 5,1.

The courting closure uicuibcr consists of a spriiu -SZ hriringa head51-3, and this head is prov ded \vith at-ontaet clcn rentfi l morableinto nd out of engageu ielnt i'th the elen ien t 51. The. parts are irorin rlly spaced, as slroivn, in Figure 2, but the spring being ihthepathoj theajrm 22 \vl i'e said arin isisivung,it will strilrer thefspr ing 52 amt-muse the contactelenreii t 5i toepga e the contact element51, thereby. clo s ngjtl ie circnit and soundin gfan a arm or operat ngany other s'uit pble electric deviee The operation of the a p paretns issubstantially as: folloivs, A Xssun' ing that. the, sheets r ei ut. endr P 1g ,SQCC 1Y over the'rollerst), the length of the chain 26, isSLlClLlZllZlti WllJBI l a predetermined numr f' 'h t Y Pi sed t ewijscti' n 27 will come igtq cont .ct; with the arin 22, sw nging sei. sim ai depressngjth .methi g imp m n nn mania -t i h .p, 19te minedsheet. Assuming thettlrechai is, of ef i ei ntf en h l ail et i? pfei sn to l ii ii l' t ef rti 2. .I h p= $$ig@ of very i ve m ft ts eeth eapw is p mittfe'gito engag'e every seeondtooth From the foregoi'ng; iti's thoughttlrat the construction, operation and nany advantages of theherein describgldnventioii will be'apparent to those skilled in the art,ivithoiit further description, and it \v'ill b'e understood thatvariou'schanges in th'eJsize, sli'a )e,

proportion and minor details ofc onstrhetioii may he resorted towithout' departing from the spirit of sacrificing any of the advantagesof the inventiqm "Having thus fnlly dscribed'my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters l?a.t ent, is

. Article counting mechanism, comprisn movable indicating deviee, anchmeans for operating it, including an endless flexible belt, means forgiving a step-bystep IHOCCIlltlll. to the belt. means for varying theamount of each step movement of the belt, a actuating elementcarried bythenbelt anlilan aetuatedclement, locatediri the path of the at-tuatiugeleinent and connected to indicating device. i i I I lp article"countiqg mechanism, the eoi ihii atiou" \rit-h a morz'thle indicator, ofmenus; {or periodically moving it, including a wheel having rh'tchctltecth, a pawl: that has a hack and fo rth' movement and engages theteeth wheln moving"in-one direction to rotate the wheel, iijean'fformoving the pawl past a pltrraiity ot teeth' and a dog haying amountingadjacent theperipheryof the wheel for holding said'pmvl'outofengageinent. with certain o't' said teeth andper'initting its engagementwith others.

:3. In article counting -meehanism, the comhinatiorr with afmoyableindicator, of means'foiperiodically movingit i' nclr rding ing aj'u hcelhaving ratchet teeth, a pawl that hasa back and forth movement andengages the teeth when moving in one direction to rotate the wheel;-means foi'-1novin ;thepa\vl 'past' a plurality ofteth, and-a o pi votallynmuncedadjacent to the periphery of bination 'ivit'h n roc I shaft, of aswinging marker thereon," zicr aiik-"arm on the rock s'l'r aftassoc-iated-sproeket arrd ratchet wheels, a pa'\\-' l-='o pera ting'ofrjtl ie latter, means.for -h 1-ding' chejp-aw1 out? o t coaetion withthe ratchet Wheel durihga-portioh of its stroke,

an en less sp1ocket' 'cli.i i1 on "the sprocket wheeh' aiid a?projection" on the chain that e gages the a'r'n r to aeti ratejitiw'liesaid proecti'oii passes 'aro'upd. the heel; 5. 'In art-i ele'countingmechanism, the combinet-io'n \iit'lre'mo'vab1e indie-atorjof anoperziti'ng' element; havinga, predetermined patlrof movement,- a:eire'uit closer involving a movable contact' element, and -a deviceinterposed betW eenQ the con t actelement and operating element-and'separated from both, said device being the path of-the operating elementand actuated" thereby -f0r moving the indicator, said movable contactelementteirig in the path of the device and actuated thereby when thelatter iS moved.

6. In article-counting mechanism, thecomhinutiou with a movableindicator, of. an

endless belt element having an actuating projection, means for movingthe belt element, a circuit closer including a movable contact element,and a swinging arm connected to the indicator for operating it, said armbeing interposed between the belt ele ment and the contact QlGl'IlGDt,and being moved by the projection to move the indicator and to operatesaid contact element.

7. In article counting mechanism, the combination With a rock shaft, ofa marking device comprising a reservoir mounted on the rock shaft andthrough which the rock shaft passes, a roller mounted on the rock shaftin the reservoir, a marking implement carried by the reservoir andhaving connections with the roller, an arm fixed to the rock shaft, arotatable device having a projection that engages the arm, and means forrotating the device.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

ALBERT BROADMEYER.

